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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
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If I recall correctly, the shift from shooters to a different archetype was known as vomit mode in some places of the internet. Just wanted to give newer people a different search term. On second thought, use that term very wisely... |
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
The hoppers have a blender in them use a mini cim or bag motor to attach a verticle shaft and attach pieces of Lexan or metal and you have yourself a jam free hopper
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
This is a good approach to start with, but this is absolutely not the kind of thing you can be assured will be "jam-free" until you've thoroughly prototyped the exact geometry you will use on the competition robot.
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
Our plan is to start prototyping this week once we have our drive base done!
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I'm happy for your enthusiasm, but before you've tested something, please don't make sweeping statements that suggest something absolutely works. People may read your comment and assume a level of experience or rigor that isn't there.
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
got an vids of this?
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We have been working on a design based off of a gumball machine. We are doing a 14" disk with 3 5" holes along the perimeter and rotating that at the bottom of the hopper. It feeds the ball into a channel under the hoper very cleanly and in a nice cadence. This is not a trivial issue. It's much harder in practice than in your head. We have learned that the hard way
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We are using the same concept as a paintball power hopper. Using a small motor with a rotor mechanism to keep pushing the balls around. It works great in my paintball hopper, we'll see if it works for this project. We're prototyping this with a small motor turning a lightweight rotor (3D Printed). Who knows. I really am hoping my team doesn't go obsessive/compulsive about this part of the game. I'd much rather spend time placing gears and hanging than wasting a load of time working on a shooter that shoots a ton load of balls for mediocre scores. Thank goodness the chassis, electricals, and gear delivery system is finished.
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
Our team has a relatively flat base on the bottom, but it is lifted at such an angle that the balls naturally roll into position for our shooter to collect them and fire them. Angles can be your best friend sometimes. And so can simplicity.
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Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
Be careful about relying on gravity. Gravity-fed hoppers tend to jam and there's nothing you can do about it.
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